Humber Real Estate - Course 2, Module
6, Understanding Residential
Construction - Structural Components
Exam 2026 Questions and Answers
The side of the street that abuts or borders a public street or highway - except for
waterfront properties which is considered the side that border the body of water. -
Correct answer-Define 'Frontage'
The distance between the front and the rear lot lines. - Correct answer-Define 'Lot
Depth'
The distance between the two side lot lines. - Correct answer-Define 'Lot Width'
The overall area of the lot. It can be stated in either square feet, square meters,
hectares or acres. - Correct answer-Define 'Lot Size'
That which is within the setbacks from the lot lines. - Correct answer-What is the
'Buildable Area' of a property?
- Rectangular lot (most common for residential, frontage is less than the depth)
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,- Square lot (often found in rural areas where overall lot size is larger)
- Wide-shallow lot (reduced depth and ample frontage; not common in residential)
- Pie-shaped (relatively smaller frontage when compared to the larger read yard
area of the lot, with lots of backyard space. Typically found on a cul-de-sac and a
garage is often a focal point of the front, so better for privacy.)
Reverse pie shape - Wide frontage with smaller backyard. Front appearance of this
property needs to be a priority for the buyer.
- Corner lot (located at the intersection of 2 roads, additional size and deeper
setback requirements on the one side of the property that abuts the road) - Correct
answer-List and define the most common lot shapes.
- Additional costs (i.e. an irregular-shaped lot can impact where buildings can be
placed, and extending services such as cable deeper into the house can cost more)
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,- Property direction (view / exposure direction of sunlight)
- Property features and topography (trees, hilly terrain, a stream)
- Surrounding property uses (proximity to nearby nuisances such as an airport) -
Correct answer-What are some other major residential lot considerations to be
aware of?
No. They are only obligated to provide what they already have. - Correct answer-Is
a seller obligated to provide a new survey to a seller?
No, never. - Correct answer-Can you use a previous listing of a property to confirm
lot size?
- Whole (the larger number expressed)
- Part (the smaller number expressed)
- Rate/Ratio (the smaller number's percentage of the whole) which can be
expressed as a decimal or a percentage - Correct answer-A percentage is a portion
or a part of the whole. Every percentage consists of what 3 components?
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, 3/12 = 0.25 + 50 ft. = 50.25 ft
Remember: There are 12 inches in a foot. So 3 is the part, and 12 is the whole. -
Correct answer-How can you express 50 feet, 3 inches as a decimal?
5050.125 square feet - Correct answer-If a lot measures 50.25 ft x 100.5 ft., what is
the area of the lot in square feet?
The frontage - Correct answer-Typically what measurement is the first identified in
any listing or advertising of a property?
- Feet / Inches to meters: Multiply the imperial unit (e.g. 8.5 feet) by 0.3048 for the
metric conversion (e.g. 2.59 meters)
- Square feet to square meters: Multiply the imperial unit (e.g. 790 square feet) by
0.0929 for the metric conversion (e.g. 73.39 square meters)
- Acres to hectares: Multiply the imperial unit (e.g. 8 acres) by 0.4047 for the
metric conversion (3.24 hectares) - Correct answer-What are common formulas
used to convert lot measurements from Imperial to Metric?
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6, Understanding Residential
Construction - Structural Components
Exam 2026 Questions and Answers
The side of the street that abuts or borders a public street or highway - except for
waterfront properties which is considered the side that border the body of water. -
Correct answer-Define 'Frontage'
The distance between the front and the rear lot lines. - Correct answer-Define 'Lot
Depth'
The distance between the two side lot lines. - Correct answer-Define 'Lot Width'
The overall area of the lot. It can be stated in either square feet, square meters,
hectares or acres. - Correct answer-Define 'Lot Size'
That which is within the setbacks from the lot lines. - Correct answer-What is the
'Buildable Area' of a property?
- Rectangular lot (most common for residential, frontage is less than the depth)
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,- Square lot (often found in rural areas where overall lot size is larger)
- Wide-shallow lot (reduced depth and ample frontage; not common in residential)
- Pie-shaped (relatively smaller frontage when compared to the larger read yard
area of the lot, with lots of backyard space. Typically found on a cul-de-sac and a
garage is often a focal point of the front, so better for privacy.)
Reverse pie shape - Wide frontage with smaller backyard. Front appearance of this
property needs to be a priority for the buyer.
- Corner lot (located at the intersection of 2 roads, additional size and deeper
setback requirements on the one side of the property that abuts the road) - Correct
answer-List and define the most common lot shapes.
- Additional costs (i.e. an irregular-shaped lot can impact where buildings can be
placed, and extending services such as cable deeper into the house can cost more)
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,- Property direction (view / exposure direction of sunlight)
- Property features and topography (trees, hilly terrain, a stream)
- Surrounding property uses (proximity to nearby nuisances such as an airport) -
Correct answer-What are some other major residential lot considerations to be
aware of?
No. They are only obligated to provide what they already have. - Correct answer-Is
a seller obligated to provide a new survey to a seller?
No, never. - Correct answer-Can you use a previous listing of a property to confirm
lot size?
- Whole (the larger number expressed)
- Part (the smaller number expressed)
- Rate/Ratio (the smaller number's percentage of the whole) which can be
expressed as a decimal or a percentage - Correct answer-A percentage is a portion
or a part of the whole. Every percentage consists of what 3 components?
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, 3/12 = 0.25 + 50 ft. = 50.25 ft
Remember: There are 12 inches in a foot. So 3 is the part, and 12 is the whole. -
Correct answer-How can you express 50 feet, 3 inches as a decimal?
5050.125 square feet - Correct answer-If a lot measures 50.25 ft x 100.5 ft., what is
the area of the lot in square feet?
The frontage - Correct answer-Typically what measurement is the first identified in
any listing or advertising of a property?
- Feet / Inches to meters: Multiply the imperial unit (e.g. 8.5 feet) by 0.3048 for the
metric conversion (e.g. 2.59 meters)
- Square feet to square meters: Multiply the imperial unit (e.g. 790 square feet) by
0.0929 for the metric conversion (e.g. 73.39 square meters)
- Acres to hectares: Multiply the imperial unit (e.g. 8 acres) by 0.4047 for the
metric conversion (3.24 hectares) - Correct answer-What are common formulas
used to convert lot measurements from Imperial to Metric?
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